Many summer visitors to Summit County, and even some locals, don’t fully understand what a “wilderness area” is. Is it any undeveloped land, part of the national forest, a federal or state park? And ...

For many of us, wilderness areas — those priceless natural lands preserved under the 1964 Wilderness Act — have intrinsic value as federally protected habitat for wildlife and plants species and ...

Hiking accidents happen in the wilderness. Both hikers and their four-legged friends require rescuing from time to time.

A few weeks into a medical school project in Bethel, Alaska, Eric Weiss, MD, got a call in the middle of the night from Nunivak Island in the Bering Sea. Eric Weiss, MD The caller, a Native American ...

KETCHUM, Idaho — This summer marked ten years since a slice of solitude became a protected wilderness area. Conservationists, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson and many other advocates fought for decades ...

On October 23, the Trump administration launched fresh attacks on three iconic wildlands in Alaska, places that Wilderness Watch, our members and supporters, and our conservation allies have fought to ...

A recent opinion article by a U.S. Forest Service research fellow supporting manipulating designated wilderness areas showed a profound misunderstanding about wilderness, its history, its stewardship ...

Explore life among wild animals in their natural wilderness. ICI to verify private citizen’s accusation vs first lady, special envoy Giant bullmastiff smothers soldier with kisses Jillian Ward wants ...

SUGAR CREEK TWP. − Jeanne Gural and Dan Volk hiked a newly acquired former farm property on Foxfield Street NW in Sugar Creek Township. The Wilderness Center purchased the 36-acre parcel at a recent ...

The Enterprise (Feb. 7) editorial supported the state’s plan to open many miles of public roads in the newly acquired Essex Chain of Lakes tract. It was critical of the Adirondack Council’s proposal ...